Edwin James Himebaugh

Mr. Himebaugh was a native of Hayden, Ariz., and resident of Gastonia, N.C., since 1974. He attended Hayden Schools and Carlisle Military Academy, and served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. After attending Wolford College in Spartanburg, S.C., he joined the Air Force, serving in Korea and Vietnam and retired in December 1973, after 20 years of service.

He was preceded in death by his wife, A. Pauline Haney Himebaugh; two sisters, Lois H. Fox and Dorothy H. Finch; and two brothers, Earl O. and Richard Himebaugh, and is survived by two daughters, Sarah H. Neff and her husband, Ronald, of Grafton, Va., and Pamela C. Peterson and her husband, James, of Marshallville, Ga.; six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; and a special niece, Delores Hatch and her husband, David, of Hampton.

A funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, in Amory Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends following the service. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 10, in Gaston Memorial Park, Gastonia, N.C., by the Rev. Bobby Smith.